The Tampa Bay Buccaneers place guard Carl Nicks and tight end Danny Noble on the injured reserve. This is the second guard the Bucs have placed on IR. The move comes days before facing their Super Bowl rivals, Oakland Raiders.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may lose their second cornerback due to testing positive for the banned substance Adderall. The NFL nor the Bucs have spoken out about the possible suspension of Eric Wright. If Wright is suspended, he likely wont be back until the beginning of December. In Wright’s absence, expect to see more out of rookie Leonard Johnson.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seem to have the Minnesota Vikings’ number. These two teams have faced off seven times since 2001 with the Bucs winning the last six meetings. The Bucs were the underdogs heading into the game Thursday night, but they quickly showed what the team is made of.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs do not have much of a history, only playing each other twice in the last 10 years. For teams that don’t have much history, they do have multiple connections. The Chiefs were Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman’s favorite team growing up and the Bucs were Kansas City running back Dexter McCluster’s favorite team growing up. This game will be a good fight between the two.

The Buccaneers donated $100,000 to the Greenwood Panthers, a youth football and cheerleading organization in Clearwater, to help build a field and get them new uniforms. The stadium will be getting lights, grass, an irrigation system and goal posts.